INFORMS Transportation Science and Logistics (TSL) Society Conference
Cambridge, MA
July 26 – 29, 2026
Conference Website
The Transportation Science and Logistics Society Conference is held every three years, providing an opportunity for all members of the TSL Society to present and discuss state-of-the-art research in transportation science and logistics. The conference focuses on all transportation science and logistics topics including but not limited to air transportation, facility logistics, freight transportation and logistics, intelligent transportation systems, and urban transportation planning and modeling. Contributions shall explore various methodologies in transportation science and logistics, including but not limited to optimization, decision analysis, stochastic modeling, network science, machine learning, and artificial intelligence. The conference also provides a platform to explore social good applications, and participants are encouraged to contribute new problems that address major societal challenges in and around transportation science and logistics.
Abstract submission:
Abstracts should be at most 4 pages in length including references. To ensure all presentations are of the highest quality, abstracts should highlight the main contributions of the research and include outcomes of computational studies, if applicable.
Poster submission:
Abstracts, with the same guidelines, can also be submitted specifically for presentation as poster. Posters will be on display throughout the conference, and a special session will be held for the attendees to visit the posters accompanied by one or more authors. A student poster competition will identify three best posters for awards along with up to two honorable mentions. Judging will be conducted by the scientific committee members. Guidelines and templates for the posters specifically will be available on the conference website.
Each paper and poster presentation should have at least one registered author as a presenter, and an author cannot have more than one (paper or poster) presenter role. There will be limited space for paper and poster presentations.
Submissions should be made via EasyChair by choosing "Make a new submission."
Dates of interest:
· Abstract submission deadline: December 12, 2025
· Notification of acceptance: February 28, 2026
· Deadline for early registration: April 3, 2026
· Conference: July 26 – 29, 2026
Organizing Committee:
Program Committee
Halit Uster (General Chair), Southern Methodist University (SMU), uster@smu.edu
Sibel Alumur Alev, University of Waterloo
Lavanya Marla, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Local Committee at MIT
Alexandre Jacquillat (Local Chair), alexjacq@mit.edu
Saurabh Amin
Daniel Freund
Matthias Winkenbach
Please see the Conference Website for additional details.
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Alexandre Jacquillat
Associate Professor of Operations Research and Statistics
MIT Sloan School of Management
Cambridge MA
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